They claim it's because they meed time to 'polish the game' but I think it's more they realise that this game could kill the company in it's present state.
Edit: just realised something as listening to SideScrollers in the background, guess what's in February?
Black history month, I think they're still woke pandering even though they know it's a live bomb like Concord in the making.
Specifically, Yves Guillemot wants to be bought out. The other shareholders are accusing the Guillemot family of sabotaging the company in order to get bought out by Tencent while the retail peasants are left holding the bag.
The stock market is a glorified Ponzi scheme. The C-suite are only looking after themselves, and no amount of muh fiduciary duty will change that. You're just annoying cattle to be harvested for money, whether you're a customer or a shareholder.